WWE stars you still may not know have died – CM Punk once said “I think pro wrestling doesn’t seem to get a lot of mainstream attention until somebody dies.” While there might be a certain level of truth to that comment, the reasons for the intrigue might not be unmerited. Pro wrestling, the WWE specifically, can be a cold, unforgiving machine.
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If one was to look at a list of WWE wrestlers who have died under the age of 50, it would be difficult to not raise some questions about the possible correlation between the WWE’s harsh, unyielding, traveling circus lifestyle and the numerous untimely deaths of many of their performers.
While the WWE tends to often celebrate the lives and achievements of some of their biggest stars who have passed on (despite some murky causes of death), it seems like there are exponentially more former employees whose lives are left in the obscure.
Here’s a look at some notable former WWE stars whose deaths you might have forgotten about…
10. Umaga
Being a member of the Anoa’i family of wrestling Samoans might just at least guarantee you a shot of scoring a WWE tryout.
Yes, when you’re related to The Rock, Rikishi, Yokozuna and Roman Reigns (although, he’d come later), you can get a chance. Eddie Smith Fatu was given a job in the WWE in 2002, but after being underwhelming, he was released in 2003, only to “re-debut” in 2005 as the Samoan monster Umaga.
Umaga had a memorable run as an undefeated heel. He won the Intercontinental title and subsequently famously lost it to Santino Marella when he was feuding with Bobby Lashley. He even represented Vince McMahon in his “Battle of the Billionaires” against Donald Trump at WrestleMania.
Fatu would go on to be released from WWE in 2009 after violating their ‘Wellness Policy’ and refusing rehab. He died later that year after suffering a heart attack set on by a cocktail of drugs.
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